Washing-machine.



M. WAGNER.

wASHmG MACHWE. awucmnm: FILED JULY 2. 1917.

1atented Aug. 6, 1918.

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wnsnme-nacninn chines; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of-the' invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it. appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in washingmachines, and pan ticularly to washing machines used forwashing clothes.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and eflicientdevice of this character which can be easily operated and hined mannerof the rotary agitator and the reciprocating pounder.

Another object is to improve the construction of devices whereby theclothes will be effectively cleansed without injury thereto.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

' In the drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of my washing machine.

Fig. 2 is a front elevationof the same.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. -1.

- Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 44c-of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view on-the line 66 of 'Fig. 2.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings 10 represents asuitable tub which is provided with a removable cover 11 having acentral aperture 12 therein. In the bottom of the tub there is secured asocketed boss 13 for the reception of the trunnion 14 carried by thebottom of the rotatable cage 15 which is disposed in the tub. A hingeddoor 16 is provided in one side of the cage to permit the introductionofor removal of clothes. Suitable latches 17 are provided for holdingthe door in closed position.

Movable vertically in the said cage is a improved taken Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Aug, 6, 1918 Application filed m 2, 1917.

Serial at. 78,188.

tudinal slot 22 receiving slidably therein the ends of the saidtransverse bar 20.

Secured on the upper end of the cage, and centrally thereof, is avertical tubular shaft 23, and through this shaft the before-mom tionedrod 19 extends.- of the rod 19, which projects above the cover of thetub, is a bevel pinion 24, which meshes with a similar pinion 25'mounted on a horizontal transverse shaft 26 supported in a bracket 25'on the lower portionof one of the members 21. This pinion is providedwith an integral pinion portion 24 which meshes with a pinion 23 carriedby a shaft 26' which is journaled of the uprights 21. shaft'26,outwardly of themembers 21, is a disk wheel 27, and pivotally connectedto said wheel is a link or pitman 28, the other end of said link beingoperatively connected with one end of the bar 20 which protrudes throughthe slot of the member 21. A transverse member 29 connects the upperends of the members 21, and connected at one end to one end of the bar20 is a coil spring 30, the other end of which is connected to one endof the said member 29. The spring 30 is duplicated at the upper end ofthe other member 21, and the action of these springs is to urge thetransverse bar 20 in an upward position, whereby the plunger head withinthe cage will be lifted to the upper end thereof. Suitable anti-frictionrollers 31 are mounted on the ends of the bar 20, so that the said barwill slide easily within the lots of said upright members 21.

The links or pitman rods 28 are formed of two telescoping sections whichare adjustable by means of the screws 32, whereby the said pitmen arecapable of being lengthened and shortened for the purpose of changingthe tension of the springs 30 and thereb the force of the upwardport-ion of the s oke of the plunger head in the cage, and pressure andsuction exerted thereby on the clothes.

The cage includes the vertical slats 15 On the upper end in the lowerportions On each end of the.

which are cm'ered with metal suchas zinc, as clearly shown in thehorizontal sectional view Fig. at; 10.

The motive power applied to the mechanism 'hereinbefore described may beby means of a crank handle 33 carried on one end of the shaft 26, asseen in Fig. 1, or a belt wheel 34, as seen in Fig. 2, may be carried byone end of said shaft for the engagement of a drive belt from a suitableengine, not shown.

It will thus be seen that as the gears and shafts are set in motion, thecage will be rotated. while at the same time the plunger head will bereciprocated within the cage so that the clothes will he compactlycompressed on the down-stroke of the head, and the water squeezed out ofthe clothes, while a suction will be created through the clothes to drawthe water upwardly through the clothes, on the up-stroke of the head.Thus the passage of the; water back and forth tary cage mounted in thetub, a reeiprocaf' ing pounder movable within the cage, a support on thetop of the tub, a transverse member slidably carried by the support andarranged to move vertically thereon, a vertical rod connected to thetransverse member and to the pounder, a hollow shaft carried by theupper end of the cage and carrying a pinion, a shaft having a pinionmeshing with the first pinion for rotating the cage, and means operableby the shaft for reciprocating the pounder.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MARTIN WAGNER. Witnesses:

C. B. VoeEN, F. A. KEMP.

